Freight-car



AQ @I SANIIII'IAIII. FREIGHT CAR.

I APPLICATION FILED MAY 22; I9I v i 1,349,106@ A l IJIIIenIIeII Aug., E ZII,

LSLIQIIQ@ A. G. SANDMAN.

FREIGHT CI'IRe APPLICATION FILED MAY 22, I9I6.

Patented Aug;n 10, 1920..

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A. G. SANDMAN.

FREIGHT CAR.

APPLICATION FILED MAY 22, 191s.

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PATENT OFFICE.

AUGUST G. SANDMAN, OF BALTIMORE, MARYLAND, ASSIGNOR TO WALTER P. MURPHY, 0F CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

FREIGHT- CAR.

Application led May 22,A

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, AUGUST Gr. SANDMAN, a citizen of the United States, residing at Baltimore, and State of Marylanchhave invented certain new and useful Improvements in F reight-Cars, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to railway cars, particularly box cars the superstructures of which are of wood construction; and one of the principal objects of the invention is to provide an improved form of metal reinforcement for the end wall of a box car whereby the end of the car will be eifectually strengthened at a minimum cost and increase in weight as against cargo thrusts, weaving stresses and other shocks, loa-ds and pressures to which the end of a box car is peculiarly subjected when in service.

A further object of the invention is to l provide a metal reinforcement for the end of a freight car which may be readily applied to old cars when brought in for repairs as well as to new cars in process of construction.

The invention consists in the novel and improved constructions, arrangements and devices to be hereinafter described and claimed for carrying out the above stated objects and such other objects as will appear from the following specification.

The invention is illustrated, in certain preferred embodiments, in the accompanying drawings wherein Figure 1 is a View, in elevation of the end of the superstructure of a railway box car fitted with the reinforcing'means,provided by my invention. i

Fig. 2 is a sectional plan taken on line 2 2 of Fig. 1.

Fig. 3 is a sectional plan on line 3 3 of Fig. 1. L

Fig. 4 is a vertical sectional view on line 4 4 of Fig. 1.

Fig. 5 is a View, in perspective, of one of the angle pieces for anchoring the inner or metal sheathing of the car wall to the framing of the car.

Fig. 6 is a view, in perspective, of the Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented/Aug. 10, 1920.

1916. Serial No. 99,022.

inner brace member forming a part of the reinforcing means.

Fig. 7 is a vertical sectional view illustrating a modification.

Fig. 8 is a fragmentary sectional plan on line 8 8 of Fig. 7, and

Fig. 9 is one of the angular members forming part of the reinforcing means used at the belt rails.

Like characters of reference designate like parts in the several figures of the drawings.

In Figs. l to 7 inclusive, I have shown the superstructure of a box car of ordinary wood construction. 25, 25 designate the corner posts, 26 the end plate, 27 the end sill, 28 the outer sheathing, 29 the end belt rail, 30, 30 the side belt rails, and 31, 31 the end posts.

It is well known that the end of a railway box car is subjected to very severe thrusts and pressures due to the inertia of the super-v structure of the car, when the train stops and starts, to the tendency of the cargoes to shift, and to other causes. It frequently happens that the end sheathing boards are broken out and even the end posts are often broken or torn from their attachments. To strengthen and rigidify the end wall so as to prevent, asv far as possible, such injuries` to the car, I provide a metal reinforcement for the end wall of the car composed preferably as follows: 32, 32 are pressed steel reinforcing members on the outside of the outer sheathing 28, preferably in line with and bolted to the end posts 31. These reinforcing members, in order to give them added strength and rigidity, are formed with longitudinal corrugations 33, and as the stresses due to cargo thrusts are much greater against the lower part of the car wall the corrugations are made deeper in the lower half of the end structure ,than in the upper half. The corrugations 33 terminate within the ends of the reinforcing members 32, leaving anges 34 which are hortd through the end plate 26 to a brace 35 which lies within the car. The middle portion of;

frame of the car 'in any suitabley manner.y

Preferably they are anchored thereto by- 4truss rods 41 which may run the length of the car. Instead of providing the car with the usual end lining VI prefer to employ a metal inner sheathing which, besides being better calculated to take the thrust of the cargo, operates also to sti-ffen and strengthen the end sov as to prevent the racking strains due to weaving. I have-shown this inner sheathing as extending substantially from top to bottom of the end, although this is not essential. In. the arrangement shown it consists of an upper-'plate 42 and a lower plate 43 each formed with horizontally extending corrugations 44 which merge into the plates Within the side margins thereof, leaving flat flanges for attachment, as, for example, by 'bolts 45 to the end posts 25. The plates 42, 43 are overlapped at their meeting edges and at this point are preferably anchored to the side belt rails 30 by angular members 46. The upper end of the upper sheet 42 may intervene between the end plate 26 and the brace 35. The overlapping of the plates at the center strengthens the end belt rail 29, the plates being attached to the belt rail as, for example, by bolts 47. The car is further strengthened by the angular attaching members 46 which actto transmit any stresses on the end belt rail to the longitudinal side belt rails 30. The brace 35 reinforces the upper end of the end. wall, that is, the end plate, and the vertical reinforcing members 32, which are anchored at the top to the brace and at the bottom are attached to the under frame of the car by the truss rods, serve to add strength to the end posts; all of the reinforcing members being united so that a distribution of stresses results. employ cap pieces 48 for the lower ends of the reinforcing members 32, the truss rods 41 extending through these cap pieces. The extremities 39 of the brace 35 may be given an upward slant as shown in Figs. 4 and 6 so as to insure a better anchorage to the side plates. If desired the outer wood sheathing 28 might be omitted, in which. case the lower edge of the inner sheathing plate 43 would be flanged down from the floor of the car.

A modified arrangement is shown inFigs. 7 to 9 inclusive. In this construction a Wooden lining or inner sheathing is em- Irefera-bly I ployed instead of the corrugated sheet metal sheathing previously described. lIn other respects the construction may be the same as that shown in the preceding figures. 49 is an upper lining and 50 a lower lining. 51 is a Z-bar which makes a grain-proof connection between the upper and lower linings and also serves to strengthen the car at the belt rail. In addition to this reinforcement I provide a channel shaped reinforcement 52 bolted to the end belt rail 53. The reinforcing member 52 is anchored to the side -belt rails 54 by metal strips 55 each formed with three angularly projecting tongues. The middle tongue 56 enters and is riveted to the channel of the reinforcing member 52. The tongues 57 are riveted to the flanges 58 of the member'on opposite sides of the channel.

Other modifications might be made without departure from the principles of my invention.

I claim:

1. In a railway box car, the combination withy the end framing and sheathing of the car, of means for reinforcing the end of the car comprising a pair of substantially upright reinforcing members on the outside ofthe carfhaving their lower ends anchored to the ends of the truss rods of-the car, and a metal brace on the inside ofthe car to which the upper ends of said reinforcing members are secured; said brace being formed from a metal strip bent so that the middle portion thereof lies parallel to 100 the plane of the end wall and the ends extend diagonally to the side walls of the car and are attached thereto.

2. In a railway box car, the combination 4with the endframing and sheathing of the 105 car, of means for reinforcing the end of the car comprising a pair of substantially up. right reinforcing members on the outside of the car. truss rods extending longitudinally of the car for anchoring the lower ends of the reinforcing members to the under frame of the car, and an integral angular metal brace on the inside of the car to which the upper ends of said reinforcing members are secured; said brace beingv bent so that its ends extend diagonally to the side walls of the car.

3. In a railway box car, the combination with the end framing and sheathing of the car, of means for reinforcing the end of the car comprising a pair' of substantially upright reinforcing members on the outside of the car, truss rods extending longitudinally of the car for anchoring the lower ends of ithe reinforcing members to the under frame of the car, and an integral angular `metal brace on the inside of the car to which the upper ends of said reinforcing members are secured, the middle portion of which brace lies parallel to the plane of the l end Wall and the ends of which extend diagonally to the side walls of the car and are attached thereto.

4. In a railway box car, the combination with the end framing of the car comprising corner posts and intermediate end posts, of a sheet metal sheathing secured to the inner sides of said corner and end posts and formed with a plurality of stiffening and reinforcing corrugations, and a brace extending from side to side ofthe car and being connected to the upper end of said metal sheathing and to the side framing of the car.

5. In a railwaybox car, the combination with the end framing of the car comprising corner posts and intermediate end posts, of a sheet metal sheathing secured to the inner sides of said corner and end posts and formed with a plurality of stiffening and reinforcing corrugations which terminate within the edges ofthe sheathing, and a brace extending from side to side of the car and being connected to the upper end of said metal sheathing and to the side framing of the car.

6. In a railway box car, the vcombination with the end framing of the car comprising corner posts and intermediate end posts, of a sheet metal sheathing secured to the in, ner sides of said corner and end posts and formed with a plurality of horizontal stilfening and reinforcing corrugations, and metal reinforcing members on the outside of and secured to said end posts and extending at right angles to the reinforcing corrugations of said metal sheathing."

7. In a railway box car, the combination with the end framing of the car comprising corner posts and intermediate end posts, of a sheet metal sheathing secured to the inner sides of said corner and end posts and formed with a plurality of stiffening and reinforcing 'corrugations, and a bracing member, the center portion of which is secured to the upper end frame member of the car and to said metal sheathing and the ends of which extend diagonally across the car and are attached to the side Walls` thereof.

8. In a railway box car, the combination with the framing of the car comprising corner posts and side belt rails, of a sheet metal sheathing secured to the inner sides of said corner posts and consisting of corrugated metal plates overlapped at said belt" rails, and gussets for anchoring the overlapped portlons of said plates to the belt rails. l

9. In a railway box car, the 'combination with the framing of the car comprising corner posts and side and end belt rails, of

. a sheet metal sheathing secured to the inner sides of said corner posts and consistmg of corrugated metal plates overlapped at said belt rails, and gussetsfor securing the overlapped portions of said plates to the end and side belt rails.

10. In a railway box car, the 'combination with the end framing of the car comprising corner posts and intermediate end posts, of

a sheet metal sheathing on the inside of ing formed with horizontally extending corrugations, and vertical reinforcing members secured to said end posts and to the end plate and end sill of the car. K

12. In a railway box car, the combination with the end framing of the car comprising corner posts and intermediate end posts, of a sheet metal sheathing within said posts and secured to the same, said sheathing being formed with horizontally extending corrugations, and reinforcing members in alinement with and secured to said end posts and provided with longitudinal corrugations.

13. An end reinforcement for a railway box car comprising a corrugated sheet metal sheathing arranged within and secured to the end framing of the car, a substantially horizontal arched brace within the upper part of the end of the car to which the sheathing is secured, and a pair of substantially upright reinforcing members on the outside of the car, the upper ends of which are secured to said brace and the lower ends to the under frame of the-car.

14. An end reinforcement for a railway box car comprising a corrugated sheet metal sheathing arranged Within and secured to the end framing of the car, a substantially horizontal arched brace within the upper part of the. end of the car to which the sheathing is secured, and a pair of substantially upright reinforcing members on the outside of the car, the upper ends of which are secured to said brace and the lower ends to the under frame of the car, said reinforcing members being formed with outwardly pressed corrugations which decrease in depth toward their upper ends and the sheathing with corrugations which run at right angles 1too the corrugations of the reinforcing memers.

15. The combination with the side plates and end framing of a railway box car, of a corrugated metal sheathing for the end of the car, andan integral angular brace, the middle portion of which is secured to the upper edge of said sheathing, the ends of which extend diagonally across the car and are secured at their extremities to said side plates. A

16. In a railway box car, the combination with the end plate and side plates of the car, of a corrugated sheet metal end sheathing secured to said end plate, and a brace, the middle portion of which extends parallel with and is secured to the up er edge of said metal sheathing and said en plate, the ends of which extend diagonally across the car and are anchored at their extremities to said side plates.

17. In a railway box car, the combination with the end framing and truss rods of the car, of a sheet metal sheathinghaving stiening corrugations therein, means for reinforcing the end of the car comprising a substantially upright pressed steel member on the outside of the car, the lower end of which is anchored to the under frame by said truss rods, and a. metal brace extending across the upper end of-the car to which the upper ends of said reinforcing member and said sheathing are secured.

18. In a railway box car, the combination with the end framing and truss rods of the car, of a sheet metal sheathing having horizontal stiening corrugations therein, means for reinforcing the end ofthe car comprising a pair of substantially u right reinforcing members on the outside o the car, the lower ends of which are secured to the under frame by said truss rods, and a metal brace on the inside of-the car extending across the end and secured to the sides to which the upper ends of said reinforcing members and sheathing are secured.

19. In a railway car of wood construction, the combination with the side walls, of the car, of a composite end structure comprising a wooden sheathing and a metal sheathing element, the 'latter being formed with strengthening corrugations, a pair of vertical end braces arranged outside of the car and extending from top to bottom thereof, and a bracing structure within the car connected with said end braces and with the side plates at points remote from the end of the car.

20. In a railway car of wood construction, the combination with the side walls of the car, of a composite end structure comprising end posts, a wooden sheathing and a metal sheathing element, the latter being formed with strengthening corrugations, a pair of vertical end braces arranged Outside of the car in alinement with ysaid end posts and extending from top to bottom of the car, and a bracing structure within the car connected with said end braces and with the side plates at points remote from the end of the car.

21. In a railway car of wood construction, the combination with the side walls of the car, of a composite end structure comprising end posts, a wooden sheathing, a metal sheathing element formed with strengthening corrugations, a pair of vertical end braces arranged outside of the car in alinement with said end posts and to which said metal sheathin and'wooden end posts are secured, and a racing structure within the car connected with said end braces and with the side plates at points remote from the end of the car.

22. In a railway car of wood construction, the combination with the side walls of the car, of a composite end structure comprising end posts, a wooden sheathing,`a metal sheathing element formed with strengthening corrugations, a pair of vertical end braces arranged outside of the car in alinement with said end posts and to which said metal sheathing and wooden end posts are secured, a bracing structure within the car connected with said end braces and with the side plates at points remote from the end of the car, and truss rods extending lengthwise of the car which anchor the lower'ends of the braces to the underframe of the car.

23. In a railway car of wood construction, the combination with the side plates, corner posts and end sills of the car, ofa composite end structure comprising end posts, wooden sheathing, a metal sheathing element secured to the inner side of said end and corner posts and provided with horizontal corrugations which terminate within the edges of said element, a pair of metal braces on the outside of the cararranged in alinement with said end posts and provided with a reinforcing and strengthening corrugation which extends transversely to the corrugations of said metal sheathing element, means for securing said metal sheathing, end posts and end braces together, truss -rods extending lengthwise of the car whichv anchor the lower ends of said metal braces to the end sill of the car, and a bracing structure within the car connected with said end braces and with the side plates comprising an angular metal strip bent to proing a wooden sheathing, a sheet metal paneling united thereto, a pair of substantially.

upright reinforcing members on the outside of the end anchored at the bottom to the underframing, and a bracing structure within the car at the top having portions extending and attached to the side walls of the car, to the middle portion of which'the upper ends of said reinforcing members are anchored.

25. In combination with the underend anchored at the bottom to the under- .'frame, end framing and sidewalls of a railframing and a bracing structure Within 10 way box car ;v of an end structure comprising the car at the top having portions extenda Wood sheathing, a sheet metal paneling ing to and attached to the side Walls of the 5 united thereto having stiffening -corruga-` car, to the middle portions of which the uptions extendlng transversely to the Wood per ends of said reinforcing members are sheathing, a pair of substantiall;7 upright anchored. reinforcing members on the outslde of the AUGUST G. SANDMAN. 

